NUR 190 Final {Musculo} Exam with Accurate Answers

NUR 190 Final {Musculo} Exam with
Accurate Answers
joints - ✔✔-The functional units of the musculoskeletal system


-Point where two or more bones in the body meet



joints are also known as - ✔✔articulations



synovial joints - ✔✔-Separated by a fluid-filled cavity



bursae - ✔✔Fluid-filled sacs that protect some ligaments



Temporomandibular joint function - ✔✔-Opening and closing lower jaw

-Protraction and retraction of lower jaw
-Side-to-side movement of lower jaw



Elbow joint function - ✔✔-Flexion of forearm
-Extension of forearm
-Supination of forearm and hand
-Pronation of forearm and hand



shoulder joint function - ✔✔-Abduction

-Adduction
-Horizontal forward flexion
-Horizontal backward extension

, -Circumduction
-External rotation
-Internal rotation



Wrist and hand joints function - ✔✔-Extension

-Flexion
-Hyperextension
-Radial deviation
-Ulnar deviation



hip joint functions - ✔✔-Extension and hyperextension

-Flexion with knee flexed or extended
-Internal and external rotation
-Abduction
-Adduction



knee joint functions - ✔✔-Supported and stabilized by the cruciate and collateral ligaments

-Extension
-Flexion
-Hyperextension



ankle and foot joints - ✔✔-Dorsiflexion, plantar flexion of ankle

-Inversion and eversion of footcontinued



Musculoskeletal system functions: - ✔✔-Provide structure and movement for the body

-Allows the body to stand erect and move.
-Supports and protects organs